The Legends of the NFL

The NFL Alumni is comprised of two distinct non-profit membership organizations, the NFL Alumni Association and NFL Alumni Foundation. The NFL Alumni serves its retired player members and their families through the NFL Alumni Association and supports youth and community charities through NFL Alumni Foundation.

The NFL Alumni Association is a 501(c)(5) organization that serves as a passionate advocate for greater quality of life benefits for all former NFL players. The Association eagerly pursues greater benefits and the implementation of programmatic services devoted to enhancing the health, productive acuity of retired NFL players and their families.

The NFL Alumni Association is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors comprised of retired player members. Led by a retired NFL player in Executive Director, George Martin and governed by a Board of Directors composed of former NFL Players makes the NFL Alumni the only organization wholly organized, governed, managed and led by its retired player members. 

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